This short documentary series delves into the minds of the world’s greatest perfumers. Hosted by fragrance publisher Frédéric Malle, each episode is a visual poem that uses a Proustian-like questionnaire to go beyond the notes of a scent and into the wellspring of an artist’s inspiration. The films reveal how memory, emotion, and personal history are the true ingredients behind iconic fragrances.

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Dominique Ropion: A master perfumer whose work is celebrated for its technical brilliance and architectural precision. Ropion is a perfectionist who balances excessive doses of powerful ingredients with meticulously measured accords, creating compositions that are both complex and flawless. He is the author of many masterpieces, including Carnal Flower and Portrait of a Lady for Frédéric Malle, Alien for Mugler, and La Vie

Directed by: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Production Company: Fischio Films